You guys, I woke up to such great book news this morning! Scrolling through my Facebook feed, I managed to watch the final Divergent trailer before crawling out of bed – and let me tell you, it left me totally breathless.

I captures all the amazingness from the first book, so I hope the full movie lives up to it! I was never really sold on the actors before, but now I think I’m getting used to them. CAN’T WAIT!

Divergent will be released on 21 March 2014 in Australia.

Second thing I woke up to this morning was the cover reveal for Sarah J Maas’ binded novellas – The Assassins Blade. Guys, you have NO idea how excited I am for this one. I have bought all her novellas on my kindle, but to have them in physical form and all in one book!!, has just made my day! Definitely the cherry on top of a great morning so far.

Synopsis: “Wasteland, the next book in the FLIGHT trilogy, takes place a few months after the ending of book one.

Trapped in a cell and experimented on, Piper Madden’s only hope is remembering Asher. Then, Elder Corp President Rupert Elder gives her new orders: to be a leader in a war against the Harpies. Without a choice, Piper must obey Rupert’s commands or suffer from paralyzing and painful Nanomachines. But the war is just beginning, and Asher has gone missing. The resistance is slowly building, and the upcoming war will be larger and bloodier than anything seen since the Devastation that ruined the earth. Throughout all of this, Piper remembers the time before she ran to Ichton, when David was alive and her hope in Elder Corp was still strong.”

Why Do I Write Fantasy? or You Never Know Who Might Show Up at Your Front Door

By Heidi Garrett

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As long as I can remember, I’ve been obsessed with the truths that my physical senses cannot explain: the mystical things occurring on this planet. Writing fantastical stories is my testament to these other layers of reality.

There are many ways of looking at our world. Imagine sitting at home, perhaps in your living room. There’s a knock on the door. When you open it, a funny little woman is standing there. She is about half your height, and a plaid crimson kerchief—knotted under her hooked chin—covers her head. Her dress is sack-like over her square body. She’s wearing an apron that could use a good ironing and she’s carrying a battered brown suitcase that’s almost as big as she is.

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